Browse Items (44 total)

Kunnap, V., Nothing you can do, Rutgers, 1968

"Poet: Tumarinson, G. “The Fighting Pencil” group, 1968
“Accurate and impartial consideration of complaints from the working popula6on should be an…

Tags: Art, Cartoons, Grievances, Protest, Satire, Soviet Union, The Fighting Pencil

Zavyalov, V., Inflated authority, Rutgers, 1975

"Poet: Shkliarinsky, A. “The Fighting Pencil” group, 1975
Written on the balloon, arrows and seal, respectively:
“Authority,” “Criticism,” and “To…

Tags: Art, Authority, Cartoons, Criticism, Fighting Pencil, Satire

Cherepanov, Y., I need those who fit this measure…, Rutgers, 1965

"The real interest of the party-state-managerial nomenklatura was “in maintaining at any cost their privileged position in society because it allowed…

Tags: Art, Cartoons, Corruption, Loyalty, Nomenklatura, Obedience, Satire, Soviet Union

Kunnap, V., The "gted" manager, Rutgers, 1968

"Poet: Alekseyev, V. ""The Fighting Pencil” group, 1968
Sycophants and bootlickers
Are untiring as such,
And sometimes
Being praised by them too…

Tags: Art, Cartoons, Corruption, Satire, The Fighting Pencil

Travin, V., Why are you luring my people away from me, Rutgers, 1973

"Poet: Shkliarinsky, V. “The Fighting Pencil” group, 1973

The people choose to work in those places
That have well-organized and clean…

Tags: Art, Bureaucracy, Cartoons, Fighting Pencil, Labor Safety, Safety, Satire, Soviet Union

None, The work is in full swing, but there's a shortage of people!, Rutgers, None

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Tags: Art, Cartoons, Inefficiency, Irony, Satire, Shortage

Belomlinsky, M., "Let's make him a front-rank worker.", Rutgers, 1972

"Poet: Lezunov, B. “The Fighting Pencil” group, 1972

They give everything to the hero
But ignore the working team:
Here they set records
Only…

Tags: Art, Cartoons, Fighting Pencil, Heroes of Socialist Labor, Satire, Socialism, Soviet Union

Kunnap, V., The house with ghosts, Rutgers, 1972

"Poet: Shumilin, V. “The Fighting Pencil” group, 1972
He is just a genius for a shady business deal:
Fake names on the payroll he shows as…

Tags: Art, Cartoons, Corruption, Dead Souls, Fighting Pencil, Posters, Satire

Shcheglov, Y., Young man, why did you choose this particular college? Dad, don't ask stupid questions!, Rutgers, 1983

Nepotism abounds.

Tags: Art, Cartoons, Nepotism, Satire

Sychev, I., ...But the booze was in the mouth..., Rutgers, 1984

The vain crow, a forest ranger, has been outwitted by the fox. This time he gives the crow a bottle of vodka and makes off with the trees that she is…

Tags: Art, Bureaucracy, Cartoons, Corruption, Crow, Environment, Satire, Vodka